Nov. 6, 2024 By Athena Dawson New affordable senior housing will soon be available in downtown Jamaica. Affordable housing developer Breaking Ground announced on Wednesday, Oct. 23, that it has officially topped off its Sutphin Senior Residence located at 97-04 Sutphin Blvd. The residential building is expected to open at the end of 2025.…
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Local elected officials present $650K to support affordable housing improvements in Jamaica
Oct. 28, 2024 By Athena Dawson Local elected officials presented a $650,000 check to the Greater Allen Development Corporation (GADC) on Friday to support affordable housing at Allen Cathedral Apartments in Jamaica. Speaker Adrienne Adams (D-28), along with Council Members Selvena Brooks Powers (D-31) and Nantasha Williams (D-28), awarded the joint capital funding during…
Local real estate developer unveils 25-story mixed-use development in downtown Jamaica
Jul. 30, 2024 By Athena Dawson Local elected officials joined a real estate development firm and project partners for the grand opening of a new mixed-use development in downtown Jamaica. On Thursday, July 25, BRP Companies celebrated the grand opening of The Monarch, a 25-story, 605-unit mixed-use development located at 92-29 Guy R. Brewer…
Affordable vs. appropriate: Debate rages on over Creedmoor Master Plan featuring thousands of new housing units
Jul. 22, 2024 By Gabriele Holtermann Debate over the Creedmoor Community Master Plan tp create more than 2,700 housing units on the psychiatric hospital’s vast campus in eastern Queens continued during the Empire State Development (ESD) virtual public scoping meeting on July 18. Numerous residents and activists pushed for the plan’s approval because it would…
Property management platform Outpost Club leads the way in affordable urban living, merging co-living and co-working in NYC
Apr. 29, 2024 By Ethan Marshall As New York City tries to provide more affordable housing to its residents, the real estate and management platform Outpost Club has been hard at work creating affordable housing dwellings. The Outpost Club is redefining urban living in New York City by merging co-living and co-working under one roof….
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Housing lottery opens for 17-story mixed-use building in Far Rockaway, rent starts at $617
Apr. 24, 2024 By Ethan Marshall New York City has launched a housing lottery for 134 units in the 17-story mixed-use building The Peninsula A1, also known as Edgemere Commons Apartments, at 51-23 Beach Channel Dr. in Far Rockaway. The Peninsula A1 has 194 apartments, 60 of which are market rate. The 134 affordable units…
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Deal closed to add 230 affordable housing units to Hillside Avenue in Jamaica
Mar. 4, 2024 By Ethan Marshall Approximately 230 units of affordable housing is slated to come to Hillside Avenue in Jamaica. Local Initiatives Support Corporation NY (LISC NY), a New York-based minority and women-owned enterprise, has partnered with MURAL Real Estate Partners, a privately owned real estate company, to develop the units. LISC NY announced…
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Lottery opens for ‘affordable apartments’ in Kew Gardens, 1-bedrooms to rent for $3,140
Dec. 21, 2023 By Christian Murray It’s pitched as an affordable apartment in Queens, yet the rent for a one-bedroom is $3,140 a month. NYC Housing Connect has opened a lottery for 16 “affordable apartments” inside a new 8-story, 51-unit development in Kew Gardens. The building, located at 81-07 Kew Gardens Rd., has been developed by FBL Development, and includes a range of amenities, such as a gym and a rooftop terrace. The units are designated for residents whose income falls within 130% of the area median income (AMI). The range accommodates potential tenants with incomes spanning from $107,658 to…
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City announces historic deal to convert JFK Hilton Hotel into 318-unit affordable housing complex
Dec. 18, 2023 By Bill Parry The city announced Monday that it has closed a deal with developer Slate Property Group and the nonprofit RiseBoro Community Partnership to convert the shuttered JFK Hilton Hotel in South Jamaica into 318 apartments of permanently affordable housing for low-income and formerly homeless New Yorkers. Construction on the project…
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Queens borough president calls for more affordable housing as Rent Guidelines Board approves rent hikes for stabilized apartments
Jun. 22, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Queens Borough President Donovan Richards is calling on all levels of government to make affordable housing and the overall livability of New York City its top priorities after the Rent Guidelines Board (RGB) voted on Wednesday, June 21, to authorize increases on rent-stabilized apartments across the five boroughs. Demonstrators…
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